†Scopelogadus capistranensis Ebeling 1962 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Melamphaidae
Full reference: A. W. Ebeling. 1962. Scopelogadus (?) capistranensis, a new fossil melamphaid (Pisces: Teleostei) from Capistrano Beach, California. Postilla 71:1-6
Belongs to Scopelogadus according to Ebeling 1962
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: YPM 3965, a skeleton. Its type locality is South of Capistrano Beach, which is in a Miocene offshore shale in the Capistrano Formation of California.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at South of Capistrano Beach
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